RAY – Despite rain, windchills of minus 40 degrees, and sick dogs, Ryan Anderson, of Ray, finished in fourth place at the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon last week. This was Anderson’s third ...

Erin Aili crosses the finish line in Grand Portage just past 10 a.m. Tuesday to win the John Beargrease sled dog marathon. (Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

Some Beargrease veterans, including two-time winner Ryan Redington, of Skagway, Alaska, are competing at Iditarod. Duluth resident Emily Ford is also making her Iditarod debut.